GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |